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Maharashtra: Food adulteration to be non-bailable offence; offenders to face life sentence

The amendments to the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 1969, will be tabled before the end of the session.

Nov 22, 2018

This public advocacy group plans to fight nationalism by building a global movement

The initiative, launched by community organisation The Fourth Group and civic leaders worldwide, aims to democratise global governance by giving members the opportunity to vote for global representatives and vote for global campaigns.

Nov 21, 2018

Amnesty International strips Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour

The London-based global human rights organisation said it was revoking the Ambassador of Conscience Award it gave Suu Kyi in 2009 while she was still under house arrest.

Nov 13, 2018

Govt approves renaming of 25 places in past one year

Several proposals, including the renaming of West Bengal as 'Bangla', are pending with the central government. The process is a long-drawn one with the involvement of multiple central ministries and departments.

Nov 11, 2018

US Mid-term Election Results LIVE: Polls throw split decision as Republicans hold Senate, Democrats take House

All the 435 representative seats go to polls this year, while 35 Senate seats are up for grabs.In addition, 36 states and three territories of the US will elect governors and a few states are even voting for other issues.

Nov 7, 2018

Hiphei resigns as Mizoram speaker, joins BJP

Hiphei is the fifth Congress MLA in Mizoram, the only state in the northeast under the party's rule, to resign from the House since September.

Nov 5, 2018

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H-1B visa norms likely to see more changes, US may do away with lottery system

Larry Kudlow, the chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump, said that the Trump administration was taking a serious look at the H-1B visas and likely changes to it will be a part of the US' efforts to attract foreign workers solely on the basis of merit.

Nov 4, 2018

Assam CM, Rajnath Singh condemn the killing of five people in suspected Ulfa militant attack

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh condemned the killing of five people in suspected Ulfa militants attack in the state.

Nov 2, 2018

Who is Heather Nauert? State Department spokesperson under 'very serious consideration' to replace Nikki Haley

President Donald Trump on Thursday, November 1, confirmed that the State Department spokeswoman is under "very serious consideration" to become the next US ambassador to the United Nations. He also explained that a decision would be announced soon.

Nov 2, 2018

Defence Ministry to let private companies manufacture weapons

Previously, any weapons bought from foreign vendors automatically went to the public sector units such as HAL, BEL and BDL.

Nov 1, 2018

Birthright citizenship in the US: Can Trump really end it with an executive order?

Trump made the comment in an interview with Axios and said that the US was the only country in the world that provides citizenship to anyone born in the country, when, in fact, more than 30 countries provide birthright citizenship.

Oct 31, 2018

Now NRIs can also file RTI applications, says ministry

Retired Commodore Lokesh Batra had written to the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions that the transparency act permits every Indian to seek government information irrespective of his citizenship.

Oct 29, 2018

PNB scam: ED seeks attachment of Nirav Modi's Hong Kong assets worth Rs 255 crore

The ED said it has till date attached properties worth Rs 4,744 crore in connection with the case in India and abroad.

Oct 25, 2018

Assam: 46 groups sit on rail tracks, burn tyres to protest against Citizenship Bill

Political parties, including Congress and AIUDF, have extended their support to the bandh in the interest of Assam and its indigenous people.

Oct 23, 2018

H-1B visas to undergo major changes in favour of US workers making things tougher for foreign nationals

The new proposal will aim to "revise the definition of specialty occupation" under H-1B, and tweak it in such a way that only the best and most-efficient foreign nationals will be permitted to come to the country and work

Oct 18, 2018

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